Mosley just gets the better of de la Hoya again

REVENGE eluded Oscar de la Hoya as Shane Mosley shaded scored a narrow but unanimous 12-round decision to capture the WBA and WBC super welterweight championships.

De la Hoya threw and landed considerably more punches but lost 115-113 on the scorecards of all three judges at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino. As in their first meeting in June 2000, Mosley was the aggressor in the later rounds and did enough early to impress judges Duane Ford, Stanley Christodoulou and Anek Hongtongkam.

"You never know what is going to happen when it is handed to the judges. Anything can happen," Mosley said. "De la Hoya is a great warrior. I thought it was a close fight."